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PS4 will offer Facebook integration but, like Xbox One, won’t have a dedicated app for the console. That’s because the social network found that such apps took a lot of effort to maintain and ultimately offered little benefit to users. "One of the things that came out of our experience …
Read More »Xbox One does ‘nothing’ without day one update
Microsoft's Albert Penello says launch update isn't optional
Read More »GamesAid auctioning off White Commemorative Edition Xbox One console
UK video games charity GamesAid has a very special item on auction for those pondering an Xbox One Purchase. The Xbox One White Exclusive Launch Team Commemorative Special Edition is normally only available to members of the console’s launch team. It comes with an exclusive Launch Team Achievement and has …
Read More »Blockbuster promises next-gen console pre-order refunds
Troubled UK retailer Blockbuster WILL refund customers who have paid for PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders. Having announced its intention to re-enter administration yesterday, the chain’s Twitter feed was responding to pre-order enquiries with what could easily have been interpreted as non-committal statements. However, it has now categorically stated that …
Read More »Schappert: Free-to-play the future of the game industry
'The shift to free-to-play is real and happening'
Read More »Sony makes Personal 3D Viewer headset available for pre-order
Tech compatible with console, mobile, tablet and PC
Read More »Consoles in decline in UK homes
Tablet availability and usage rises significantly amongst children, according to a new Ofcom report
Read More »Ofcom says console ownership is in decline
For the first time in the history of Ofcom’s Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes Report a decline in UK console ownership has been discovered. The latest edition of the Report says that 87 per cent of children live in a household with a fixed or portable games console …
Read More »China to lift console sales ban
The console video game market is about to get a hell of a lot bigger. The Chinese government is reportedly on the verge of lifting its 13-year ban on the sale of video games consoles by opening up the market in Shanghai’s new free trade zone, The Verge reports. A …
Read More »Report: Microsoft working on Chinese console
Xbox manufacturer partners with China's media giant BesTV
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